tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post1776656511505388894..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Vintage Dinosaur Art: Tom DunningtonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-46533003637629722232010-04-09T22:03:33.429-04:002010-04-09T22:03:33.429-04:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/47077416@N06/45062631...http://www.flickr.com/photos/47077416@N06/4506263151/in/pool-vintage_dinosaur_art<br /><br />There it is!<br /><br />And why is it always so crowded in some of these murals? T-Rex is about to step on Ankylosaurus..Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064319862675324423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-36129073282504029792010-04-09T13:38:59.024-04:002010-04-09T13:38:59.024-04:00Yeah, I think that's definitely a valid reason...Yeah, I think that's definitely a valid reason. The two probably tie together. And it is true that it's not totally inaccurate to depict volcanism, because there obviously was some. It's just funny that it's stuck into so many illustrations, like it's part of a checklist.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-32763228578523630632010-04-09T13:23:06.752-04:002010-04-09T13:23:06.752-04:00Lol- you're always offending me with your un-d...Lol- you're always offending me with your un-deleted comments. Glad to see you're catching yourself...<br /><br />I always thought that the volcanoes were supposed to represent the very end of the Cretaceous per the theory that world wide volcanism was the cause of the extinction event at the end of the Mesozoic. Of course, that makes less sense now, especially after that stupid conference recently where paleontologists got together and gave themselves a giant pat on the back for "figuring out" that it was "definitely" an asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.Philly Art Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604236651631814822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-9224147513412295102010-04-09T12:11:31.467-04:002010-04-09T12:11:31.467-04:00Super! Thanks, Roy.
BTW, the deleted comment is a...Super! Thanks, Roy.<br /><br />BTW, the deleted comment is a duplicate. Blogger was being a bit janky. I didn't post something incredibly inflammatory and have second thoughts.<br /><br />Or did I?davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-34948414306555826652010-04-09T12:06:50.711-04:002010-04-09T12:06:50.711-04:00I've got a good one to add, "Diorama of L...I've got a good one to add, "Diorama of Life in the Late Cretaceous" which I will scan and post soon.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064319862675324423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-28847708818430047632010-04-09T11:00:10.122-04:002010-04-09T11:00:10.122-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-41709242730029798962010-04-09T10:59:11.602-04:002010-04-09T10:59:11.602-04:00I think it's a lasting impression of the old, ...I think it's a lasting impression of the old, pre-human world being a violent, half-formed, hellish place. This also ties in to the old image of dinosaurs as a "failed" race of reptiles who were deservedly defeated by the quick-witted, superior mammals. Their world: fuming, hot, inhospitable. Ours: green, luxuriant, comfortable.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-28539458997198573242010-04-09T10:40:15.247-04:002010-04-09T10:40:15.247-04:00He's so cute, like a big carnivorous pet! Why ...He's so cute, like a big carnivorous pet! Why do volcanoes always get used in dinosaur art anyways?Green Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623603354799521347noreply@blogger.com